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Hi guys, Richmond resident here! Feel free to ignore assembly member Damon Connolly, he represents District 12--Marin County on the other side of the bridge. If you are in Marin County, please pressure him this election cycle to represent you and not the district next door.
If we're going to talk pollution it's always going to be focused on the Chevron refinery in Richmond. How hazardous you ask? People growing up in the 90s got "18 money", settlement paid at 18 years old as compensation for the amount of pollution and related health issues experienced by citizens living within the vicinity of the refinery. It's also important to note that Chevron has been losing political influence in the past years and relies heavily on mailers, funding various political organizations to voice its opinion, and I suspect astroturf on social media (but no hard evidence).
We did receive a mailer about this from some group calling themselves Common Sense Transportation with less than useful information. Their about page even less because they've left the temple text in place, according to the WayBack Machine this hasn't been noticed in nearly 4 months.
As of right now Connolly's resolution failed in committee. Richmond itself has voted in a progressive super majority last election cycle, who would likely advocate for more public transit than cars. We'll likely learn who really wants this as Nov 2024 approaches.